TEHRAN (AFX) - Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said a Russian compromise proposal on its nuclear programme can still be negotiated, after earlier saying the plan was now off the agenda.
'As for the Russian proposal, if it considers Iran's right to conduct (nuclear) research on its soil, it can be a topic of negotiation, because the right to conduct research in Iran is the Islamic republic's right that we neither want to give up nor will do,' Hamid Reza Asefi said on state television.
He made this comment a few hours after stating that Iran believes a Russian compromise proposal for Iran to enrich uranium on Russian soil is no longer on its agenda now that the nuclear case is being handled by UN Security Council. newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/cml COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited